MC68HC908GZ60 Datasheet, PDF (267/352 Pages) Freescale Semiconductor, Inc – Microcontrollers

Functional Description
Use the following methods to synchronize unbuffered changes in the output compare value on channel x:
• When changing to a smaller value, enable channel x output compare interrupts and write the new
value in the output compare interrupt routine. The output compare interrupt occurs at the end of
the current output compare pulse. The interrupt routine has until the end of the counter overflow
period to write the new value.
• When changing to a larger output compare value, enable TIM1 overflow interrupts and write the
new value in the TIM1 overflow interrupt routine. The TIM1 overflow interrupt occurs at the end of
the current counter overflow period. Writing a larger value in an output compare interrupt routine
(at the end of the current pulse) could cause two output compares to occur in the same counter
overflow period.
18.3.3.2 Buffered Output Compare
Channels 0 and 1 can be linked to form a buffered output compare channel whose output appears on the
T1CH0 pin. The TIM1 channel registers of the linked pair alternately control the output.
Setting the MS0B bit in TIM1 channel 0 status and control register (TSC0) links channel 0 and channel 1.
The output compare value in the TIM1 channel 0 registers initially controls the output on the T1CH0 pin.
Writing to the TIM1 channel 1 registers enables the TIM1 channel 1 registers to synchronously control the
output after the TIM1 overflows. At each subsequent overflow, the TIM1 channel registers (0 or 1) that
control the output are the ones written to last. T1SC0 controls and monitors the buffered output compare
function, and TIM1 channel 1 status and control register (T1SC1) is unused. While the MS0B bit is set,
the channel 1 pin, T1CH1, is available as a general-purpose I/O pin.
NOTE
In buffered output compare operation, do not write new output compare
values to the currently active channel registers. User software should track
the currently active channel to prevent writing a new value to the active
channel. Writing to the active channel registers is the same as generating
unbuffered output compares.
18.3.4 Pulse Width Modulation (PWM)
By using the toggle-on-overflow feature with an output compare channel, the TIM1 can generate a PWM
signal. The value in the TIM1 counter modulo registers determines the period of the PWM signal. The
channel pin toggles when the counter reaches the value in the TIM1 counter modulo registers. The time
between overflows is the period of the PWM signal.
As Figure 18-4 shows, the output compare value in the TIM1 channel registers determines the pulse width
of the PWM signal. The time between overflow and output compare is the pulse width. Program the TIM1
to clear the channel pin on output compare if the polarity of the PWM pulse is 1 (ELSxA = 0). Program the
TIM1 to set the pin if the polarity of the PWM pulse is 0 (ELSxA = 1).
The value in the TIM1 counter modulo registers and the selected prescaler output determines the
frequency of the PWM output. The frequency of an 8-bit PWM signal is variable in 256 increments. Writing
$00FF (255) to the TIM1 counter modulo registers produces a PWM period of 256 times the internal bus
clock period if the prescaler select value is 000. See 18.8.1 TIM1 Status and Control Register.
The value in the TIM1 channel registers determines the pulse width of the PWM output. The pulse width
of an 8-bit PWM signal is variable in 256 increments. Writing $0080 (128) to the TIM1 channel registers
produces a duty cycle of 128/256 or 50%.
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